5 factors that could dictate the success or failure of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

As a viral immunologist who develops immunization strategies to prevent infectious diseases and treat cancers, I would like to highlight outstanding questions about the emergency use of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. These vaccines have raised hopes that the pandemic is nearing an end. Hopefully this is true, but here are some […]

Treatment success seen with antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis

(HealthDay)—For adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, treatment success rates ≥65 percent are seen with both oral antibiotics and combined intravenous and oral antibiotics, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Suvi Sippola, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared oral antibiotics to combined […]

This Saxophonist Found Success After Overcoming Feelings of Loneliness

Before Riley Richards left elementary school, he knew he wanted be a professional saxophone player. He says he’d go to concerts with his parents, and become drawn to the profound energy of the musicians on stage. By 10 years old he was learning to play the saxophone and by the age of 14 he had […]

Double success for drug resistance research

Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has been highlighted in two prestigious international journals. Fungal disease now kills more people than malaria or TB and the Centre for Disease Control in the USA recognises emergence of multi-drug resistance in fungi as a high level threat. Dr. Josie Parker and Prof […]